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Pentagon begins devising National Defense Strategy to lay out MAGA worldview
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, during a cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30. © Reuters
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Defense Department has begun developing the 2025 National Defense Strategy, a study that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described as "the single most important document" to ensure the Pentagon is operating in line with President Donald Trump's priorities.